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Circumcision is wrong

Circumcision has been an important part of many cultures throughout history, usually for religious purposes. In today's world it is still practiced in some regions for similar reasons or completely different reasons. Unfortunately these are not fully understood or recognized by most.

The difference

Circumcision is wrong

The difference between a circumcised and uncircumcised penis is simple. One has skin and the other doesn't. Compare it to a banana peel. Only difference is that an uncircumcised penis can be "peeled" or "unpeeled" at will. A curcumcised penis is peeled forever. Now let's move on to the common misconceptions about circumcision.

It is more hygienic

Circumcision is wrong

This one has always been confusing to me. As an uncircumcised male in his mid 20s, I have never quite understood what is so inherently "dirty" about an uncircumcised penis. As previously stated, one has a "peel" of skin over it and the other doesn't. We live in the 21st century which means we have these nice things known as S-H-O-W-E-R-S. It is as simple as folding back this "peel" of skin and running water over it. I have never had any type of bacterial infection or any unpleasant smells down. My penis has always been 100% healthy. I also find that a a penis is significantly more easy to clean and maintain than a vagina regardless if it is circumcised or not. Nearly every female experiences at least one or two vaginal infections during the course of their lives and have to routinely visit gynecologists to make sure they are healthy down there yet you don't see people butchering their labia for "hygienic" purposes.

It looks nicer

Circumcision is wrong

I've had many women tell me that they circumcised their sons because "it looks nicer" or "it looks neater." This one has always made me cringe. What if a man had a surgical operation conducted on his daughter's vagina because it "looked nicer." Would that not be creepy to you? Why should a parent care how "nice" their children's genitalia look?

It's normal

Maybe in the US and some isolated parts of Africa but elsewhere, no it's not normal. There is no purpose behind doing it whatsoever. In fact most parts of the world including Europe and Asia, people view it the other way around. The natural penis that you are born with is normal whereas cutting off a sleeve of skin from an infant's penis without their consent is far from normal.

It's your body and your choice

Circumcision is wrong

I don't care what anyone says, altering your body permanently should be your own choice whether it be piercings, tattoos, or cutting off hunks of genital flesh. Why does one have to wait until their 18th birthday to get a tattoo yet they can have their genitals butchered within minutes of birth?

It's unnatural

Lastly I'd just like to finish by bluntly saying it's unnatural. Our bodies aren't meant to have flesh removed from down there. There are many things that change in direct response to circumcision. One of these is the sensitivity of the penis. Having no foreskin to sheath the penis results in the desensitization of the glans (head). It will constantly rub and touch against clothing over your lifetime making it far less sensitive than it would be if it had a protective layer of foreskin. This goes back to the previously specified religious purposes. The desensitization was thought to reduce sexual urges thus reducing chances of masturbation or premarital sex. Another notable difference is in the general biology. Both male and female genitalia have microscopic glands known as mucus membranes. These are responsible for the permantly soft and slightly sticky feeling and appearance of genitals. These fluids keep the genitals clean and mositurized. Circumcised men don't have foreskin to protect their penis thus theirs are more likely to have a dry and shriveled appearance. This also has a direct response on sexual intercourse and is why many women experience pain during sexual intercourse. Not only does foreskin produce it's own moisture but it also retains vaginal lubrication during intercourse. A circumcised penis will remove these secretions without retaining any.

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Most Helpful Girl

  • I agree, if I have a son in the future, I won't have him circumcised. It's not my hygienic or better and to remove part of the human body for aesthetic reasons is ridiculous.

Most Helpful Guy

  • I thought I was the only one who thought this way, and the irony about how its healthy to circumcize men, but barbaric to do the same thing to women.

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  • It's usually done for hygienic purposes. But all a guy needs to do is retract, wash with soap and water and dry thoroughly. Follow this with the application of a antibacterial penis health creme and you will be good to go. This is what I have been doing for years and I don't have any odor-issues anymore. Good luck, fellas!

  • Awesome take. I've always thought circumcision is such an intrusive and unnecessary decision to make for your child.

    I honestly can't believe it's still accepted, if something like that was happening to a woman's body as a child everyone would lose their fucking minds over it.

  • More hygienic? Its a scientific FACT that its not more hygienic. Its also a fact that it increases your risk of HIV transmission in particular. It has clear benefits to male health. Unnatural? Well, wisdom teeth have no place and yet here we are getting them, and going through the procedure of removing them. Lots of hair? Wax. Getting tonsillitis? remove tonsils. What ever helps the body best. Those mucous membranes that you so put up on a pedestal is the REASON why people get more infection there. Those cells are the very cells viruses and bacteria love, its the gateway to your body past the defense mechanism of your skin. Human rights violation? Going through a bit of a painful procedure for the sake of a healthier you is so common today. Gall bladder removed? Pancreas? bone marrow? vaccinations (I hate injections). So yeah, I hate religion and don't believe in cultural practices if its harmful, but circumcision, its a winner. I do however agree on one thing, if one does it because it "looks good", that's a stupid reason (unless you are an adult and make that decision) and female circumcision is unnecessary, and people make the mistake of thinking that removing vital parts of the vagina (like the labia, clit, etc) is the same as removing the often useless skin that on a male penis. Its not. So anyway, yeah my son will get circumcised.

    • You made good points that we have some body parts that are unneeded such as tonsils and hair. However I disagree with pretty much everything else you said. For example, you said that removing labia is pointless yet you said that the mucus membranes harbor viruses and bacteria. Labia have mucus membranes so why would that be useless? Also not everyone has an STD and if they do, it's their own fault for not wearing these wonderful inventions known as condoms. It is a crime to have sex with someone without warning them in advance of having STDs anyway.

    • I never said anything you replied with. I never said removing labia is pointless. I said "female circumcision is unnecessary". Cutting your labia is the same as cutting a chunk off your shaft. It does harm, not good. A foreskin however increases chance of infection, and hardly anything changes when you remove it. Its different from labia. The only thing I will give you is that foreskin has been shown to slightly increase orgasm (due to the factors you mentioned) but again, being a bit desensitized helps you last longer in bed. Re mucous membranes, unfortunately the entire vagina is mucous membrane, and hence a large reason why women have common urinary, bladder infections, thrush and the highest rates of HIV infection. But a male has the fortunate opportunity to reduce this with removing that foreskin.

    • Cutting labia does no harm. In fact, some women voluntarily get the inner labia removed to get a more "neat" appearance. Labia can harbor viruses just as much if not more than foreskin. And yes the entire vagina is a mucus membrane and removing the labia would remove one of the affected areas. One of the main focal points of thrush is actually on the inner labia. This is where women experience the bulk of the burning and itching once they are infected. Even uncircumcised men rarely suffer from things like that. I think wearing a condom is a much more humane and effective method of mitigating the spread of diseases than butchering a little baby's penis.

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  • I don't know of any guy that is riddled with depression because his parents circumcised him as a baby. Now circumcision that is not done by a medical professional -_- (in many Jewish communities it isn't) things can and very likely may go horribly wrong, especially in the future.

    The foreskin is mainly used for burn victims. It isn't thrown away. And hey, the Circumcised penis looks friendlier anyway. The other way (no offense) looks odd, even as a guy to me its odd.

    • Well nobody should really care how their baby's penis looks. What if men got surgical operations conducted on their baby girl's vaginas because "it looked odd" I'm sure that would paint an entirely new perspective on things.

  • I completely agree. Think its beyond wrong. I said earlier, it's really laziness then if you can't just peel the shit can and clean it.

    I did ask my mom, she got one of my brothers circumcised, but only because he's autistic and we can't risk him getting infected or anything, with not being able to effectively clean himself down there.

    Little known fact: Women can get something similar to a circumcision, but for health/medical reasons.

  • Great take, I completely agree :)

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  • If you want to do it, do it. If you don't want to do it, don't. It is 100% cosmetic and should therefore be illegal to do to babies/kids.

    • Agreed. It should be a choice.

  • Solid take and I completely agree with you.

  • Good take...

    stupid religious people believe in this stupid circumcision... And ruin the lives of their children... its unnecessary and stupid

    Circumcision should only be done if the guy has some issues with the skin covering the penis...

  • Unless there's a pathological problem with the penis where circumcision is one of the very few options to treat it :) but I agree with the rest of what you've mentioned.

  • if he is grown up and asked for it then it is different but on innocent kids is completely wrong.

  • I think circumcision makes it look nicer. I agree about all these things but in the middle eastern countries being uncut would be a major problem in marriages or relationships I think. Anyway, mutilation is bad.

  • It's only wrong if it's non consensual. I agree with you on most parts. I got circumcised at 14 or 15 by my own decision. I had a good reason for doing so. It did desensitise a bit but an orgasm is still an orgasm. It feels no different. At all. The only difference is that I can last longer which isn't a bad thing.

    • Exactly, that was your own choice and you made it while you were old enough to know what you are doing. Not only that but you had a medically valid reason to do it based on what you're telling me.

    • To be fair, at 15, people are still very impressionable. That is why the age of adulthood is considered 18 or 21. I think 21 makes most sense.

    • @Mesonfielde What age isn't impressionable?

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  • I do not want to be circumcised (it's not part of European culture either) but I am not opposed to people who do it BY THEIR OWN CHOICE. Parents have no right to choose for their child whether they should be circumcised or not.

  • This is done for hygiene. In addition Semitic peoples glans penis usually clamped in consequence of that surgery is needed.

    • Did you not read the Hygiene category in the myTake?

    • I made a circumcision because of infection 2 years ago, so it's still true today.

    • Well maybe you didn't keep it clean. If you don't put a bandage on a wound then it gets infected. Same goes for any body part.

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  • I'm cut and I'm OK with it. Not everyone is cut as a baby, some choose to get it later in life.
    Don't really give a shit about haters, they gunna hate...

    Also I don't get how some people are against circumcision but are pro abortion?
    One's cutting of a bit of skin and the other is... murder I guess.

    • If you read the whole thing, I did say circumcision should be a choice. I'm not hating on circumcised people. I'm just hating on the fact that it's a cruel and unnecessary practice that most people don't get to choose.

    • Well I think it best for people to choose. You say unnecessary but that's your view?

    • It's not my view, its a fact. I'm a living example of it. It's done for "health reasons" but it doesn't cause any problems as long as you have proper hygiene. A vagina causes more health problems than a penis.

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  • Prefer circumcised

  • In my opinion circumcised cocks do look nicer. Existing ones that is. That doesn't mean we should be circumcising babies to make their penises look nice. I would never have a baby's penis circumcised! I recognize that it is perfectly valid for a women to prefer an already existing already circumcised man to an uncircumcised one. If you can't accept that too, then you're just being a jerk, attempting to control women's preferences to make you preferred over others and attempting to shame all existing circumcised men. while you're at it. Personally I suspect that is indeed your motivation.

    • Um... I respected your opinion 100% until I lost you at the part where you accused me of shaming circumcised men and controlling women's preferences. What would ever give you that idea? I've never been with a girl who had a problem with my uncircumcised penis and it was very rude of you to to assume that. I swear people just look for things to be offended over.

    • I would get that idea from all the other similar attacks on women's circumcised / uncircumcised preferences going back months here on GAG. It's a constant barrage suggesting we should prefer one (or the other). Why can't you guys just leave us alone with our preferences? They don't affect newborn babies, only existing full grown men. What happens to newborn babies is a totally separate issue that we can ALL agree on, I hope! That and the really off the wall ones suggesting so called female circumcision is the same thing (which it clearly is not, it's far, far worse). Fortunately GAG does delete stuff eventually.

    • "You guys" I have nothing to do with the whining children that you are describing. All I did was simply expressed my opinions on circumcision. I never attacked women's preferences or anything else that you are accusing me of. Did you even read the whole myTake?

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  • no its not

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    • You know what else isn't wrong? Getting your clit cut off. That's perfectly fine. <3 If you think getting your clit cut off is bad, why is it ok for guys to have to do the same thing?

    • no thats wrong go get yours get though if you want

    • because there is not excess skin on the clit?

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